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The Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) has explained why its personnel may not cope with virus considering the daily increase in the country. It is also collaborating with Federal Fire Service and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), ...

The Africa Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) has condemned the statement credited to French scientists that the COVID-19 vaccine should be test-run on Africans. It warned against remarks that could cause more harm to Africans during this trying ...

The United Nations (UN) and Nigeria have launched a basket fund to complement ongoing efforts by the National COVID-19 Multi-Sectoral Pandemic Response Plan, initiated by the Presidential Task Force on the virus. Named One Framework, the UN in Nigeria, through ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has opposed entering of the Chinese. Speaking at a meeting between the leadership of the lower legislative chamber and the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, and the Minister of State, Olorunnimbe ...

The minister of information in the federal republic of Nigeria, Lai Mohammed has responded to Nigerians complaining of hunger in Facebook, tweeter, Instagram, television stations and radio stations due to the Lockdown that, the federal government has disbursed over 100 ...

Stakeholders at the Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) an online summit held on Saturday April 4, 2020 has called on the African leaders to initiate financial assistance to fight the enemy of the world now, called COVID 19 on ...

Allegation that some security agencies were receiving bribes and allowing vehicles in and out of Rivers State through its various boundaries with other states has been criticised by the state government. The state, which recorded a case of the coronavirus ...

Concerned residents of Cross River State have called on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to investigate the reported stay of 26 oilrig workers at Tinapa Hotel, Calabar for an alleged self-quarantine. Top sources close to the hospitality said ...

Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has canvassed expansion of testing centres for coronavirus across the country. In a statement, he described the 2,000 COVID-19 tests so far carried out in Nigeria as insufficient for the ...

In readiness for the 14-day lockdown, eventual outbreak and the need to sensitise the grassroots on precautionary measures against Coronavirus, the Ihiagwa Community in Owerri West Council Area of Imo State has floated a food bank for indigent persons during ...